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The spooky and dangerous side of black licorice

  • Written by Bill Sullivan, Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology; author of Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are, Indiana University
The spooky and dangerous side of black licoriceBlack licorice gets its distinctive flavor from licorice root.PicturePartners/Getty Images

Black licorice may look and taste like an innocent treat, but this candy has a dark side. On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man in Massachusetts. How could this be? Overdosing on licorice...

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